What you need to know
- Instagram is announcing the launch of an edit button for comments on social media posts later this week.
- Users will find a button below their comments, giving users 15 minutes to come back for any changes.
- Instagram introduced editable DMs two years ago, which works the same way it does for comments.
Instagram is heading into the weekend with an update that can help you avoid awkward stares in replies.
Funny, Instagram announced Threads says it’s rolling out an edit button for comments made on the platform via a post (via The Verge). Thread continues, users can edit Instagram comments within 15 minutes of posting. Verge chimes in by providing a screenshot of this feature. After you post your reply, users will see an “Edit” option below their comment.
This will re-illuminate your keyboard as well as your typing with a prominent “edit comment” banner above the text field. After that, all you have to do is hit the icon and your edited comment will go up and nobody will be the wiser. The publication spoke with Meta spokesperson Nicole Rechtszaid about the new edit button. Rechtszaid informed them that comments you modify will have a gray “Edited” label next to the content.
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The publication has conducted some tests and it seems that Instagram’s edit button is slowly starting to appear. These tests are reportedly done with an iPhone, so it might be wise to check with Android over the weekend to see if it arrives.
Make no mistake (because you can edit it)
This is one of those features that might catch your attention, but it’s funny coming in two years DMs received the same treatment. Editing your DMs was a highlight of the “fun” update Meta announced for Instagram. After sending a message, users can long press on their text and click “Edit”. The platform has kept the functionality almost the same. Users have 15 minutes to edit a DM after posting, just like they do for comments on social media posts.
Recently, there have been rumors about Instagram shaking up its homepage. Platform Can switch to Reels-first mindsetmove the main scrollable feed of text/image posts to the side. Instagram a trial has begun for this Late last year, its CEO Adam Mosser announced to users in India. According to Mosseri, Reels and DMs generate the most engagement for Instagram, so he tries to push them as much as he can.
Android Central’s Take
Can you imagine if we were all stuck with typewriters again? The anxiety levels to write something would be insane. Luckily, we don’t have to worry about that (right?) because Instagram gives us some breathing room with editable comments. It’s a good addition and something that has covered many programs over the years. This is a small QoL life update that gained a positive trace on Threads after the announcement.
